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Acceptance Rate

7.1%

Total Profiles

15

SAT Range

1470–1550

User Accept Rate

40.0%

Tuition

$64,910

Undergrad Enrollment

1,846

Applicants

10,966

Yield Rate

57.3%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.65
SAT
1400
ACT
33
Round: EA
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
2.84
SAT
ACT
33
Round: ED
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.64
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.64
SAT
1410
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1340
ACT
32
Round: REA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.15
SAT
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1430
ACT
30
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.94
SAT
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.77
SAT
1460
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.54
SAT
1530
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.78
SAT
1400
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.20
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1490
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.73
SAT
1460
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.95
SAT
ACT
32
Round: EA

What you pay

$14,398/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $57,592 over four years.

What grads earn

$121,983/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$125,691 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.5 years of pay.

86% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

42%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Bowdoin College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$3,145
$30–48k$2,800
$48–75k$9,007
$75–110k$13,801
Over $110k$35,196

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

94%

Completion · all

94%

Completion · Pell

93%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

90%

Median debt

$18,500

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
10,966
Admitted
8798.0%
Enrolled
50457% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling7
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape4

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball34Basketball16Football84Golf10Ice Hockey33Lacrosse49Skiing9Soccer31Squash15Swimming24Tennis12Track & Field102

Women's

Basketball13Field Hockey21Golf8Ice Hockey25Lacrosse22Skiing9Soccer23Softball20Squash13Swimming26Tennis10Track & Field101Volleyball20

Coed

Sailing29
Research Activity
FY 2024
$3Mtotal R&D expenditure#524 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics63 grads
Political Science and Government, General60 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General42 grads
Computer Science33 grads
Neuroscience32 grads
Mathematics, General26 grads
English Language and Literature, General23 grads
History, General21 grads
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other20 grads
Biochemistry19 grads

4yr Grad Rate

89%

6yr Grad Rate

94%

Retention Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$82,735